Abraham Lincoln, right, and Stephen Douglas are depicted debating at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., in 1858 inside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Ill. AP Photo/Seth ...

Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, Joining to Save the Union. McClelland, who has written extensively on American politics and cultural and social history, explores the relationship between these two giants ...

Lest we think the f-words (flip-flop!) reflect only contemporary politics, we offer this exchange from another presidential debate: Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen Douglas, Oct. 7, 1858, Galesburg.

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